Zim firms ready for BOCCIM Northern Fair

HARARE: The Municipality of Victoria Falls is one of 10 Zimbabwean exhibitors that have already indicated eagerness to participate in the BOCCIM Northern Trade Fair in Francistown later this month.

The Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce's (ZNCC) Matabeleland Region has started registering Zimbabwean companies that will exhibit at the show, according to its spokesman, Bulisani Ncube.

Ncube said the ZNCC aims to bring 30 firms to exhibit at the fair, twice last year's figure.
"The Victoria Falls Municipality is among the 10 prospective exhibitors who have registered," Ncube said. "As I said early this year, our target is to have 30 Zimbabwean companies exhibiting at the show, up from 15 who took part last year. So far we have 10, but we believe we will reach our target."

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